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Peace be upon you.
EPISODE 9
And unto you be peace.
Yes, Syeikh?
Is there any update about my punishment?
I just got a call from Walid.
He has assigned me to release you,
and…
also divorced you.
BROKEN HEAVEN
Oh God.
What is my fault?
What is my fault, Syeikh?
Oh God!
Oh God.
You guys.
Call from Habibah.
It's Habibah.
Hello, peace be upon you.
I seek forgiveness from God. Divorced?
It's Walid.
-Peace be upon you, my children. -And unto you be peace, Walid.
You are finally here. We thought you forgot.
Didn't I promised to teach you dhikr?
Walid, we've been waiting since evening.
It's the same dhikr as the other day, right?
For the beginning, everyone will have the get dhikr.
I will see which is suitable for you after that.
Because different person have different level of dhikr.
Walid! I want that!
Okay.
Go and get ready, make yourself smell good.
Because as we recite dhikr,
we feel the closest to God.
To meet God, we must be pretty and smell nice.
Right?
Walid, where are we going?
Are we going out?
Just go and get ready.
I'll bring you there.
Okay.
-Come on. -Let's go.
See, what I said is true.
When I talk about it, you guys will say I have a foul mouth.
It doesn't make sense at all that Walid divorced Habibah…
over a small matter.
There is actually wisdom in that.
God's willing.
I seek forgiveness from God.
But, why?
It's you who's afraid of yourself, right?
You don't even care whether Habibah got divorced or not.
You're afraid that Walid will remarry.
Of course he will marry another person.
That's why he's looking for Habibah's fault.
Masyitah!
What's wrong with you?
You think so badly of Walid.
If I tell him about your behaviour,
you'll get divorced too.
Stop being so bitter.
It's you who need to fix yourself.
Whether you like it or not,
I know that he will definitely find a replacement for Habibah.
He's capable in both spiritual and mental.
-Peace be upon you. -And unto you be peace.
Hambali, where have you been?
Ummi Hafizah was looking for you.
I was at the back of the house with the others.
There was a little book-opening session.
Why was she looking for me?
Hambali.
Gather all Muslims from the community!
Tomorrow, we have a meeting for…
Night of the Malay Vessel after dawn.
Night of the Malay Vessel?
Everyone who join this community…
must go through the night of dhikr.
I want to see…
the greatness of everyone this time.
This place…
have many angels.
We can see angels?
That depends…
on the concentration of your dhikr.
The most important is…
I want all of you…
to close your eyes.
Imagine my face.
And don't stop your dhikr…
until I say stop.
Okay?
Okay, Walid.
Later, I want to know…
what you gained from this recital.
-Mia. -Yes, Walid.
Go over there…
on the rock.
Okay, Walid.
Seri.
Yes, Walid.
Go over there to the far right.
Okay, Walid.
Syirah.
Yes, Walid.
Go next to Seri.
Okay, Walid.
Lia.
Yes, Walid.
You go to that far end.
Okay, Walid.
-Mona. -Yes, Walid.
Go over there.
Okay, Walid.
Go and close your eyes.
Remember my words.
Okay, Walid.
Don't stop your dhikr…
until I tell you to do so.
You can start now.
Okay, Walid.
Focus and imagine my face.
How…
How about me?
You are different, Dewi.
You are very special.
I want you…
to look into my eyes.
God has sent you to me.
Because your soul has long…
been connected to mine.
God has sent me…
to guide you to heaven.
You love me, right?
In the name of God.
I seek forgiveness from God.
Dad, what is the Night of the Malay Vessel about?
I think there are too many things…
that make our community deviate from the faith.
It was the initiation night before, and now…
Do you really don't know or are you pretending?
I really don't know, Dad.
During the years I studied in Yemen,
my teachers were great scholars.
But they don't teach at all these nights.
That's why you have to learn it.
Knowledge at the university is only Islamic law.
While disciplinary, inner truth, and enlightenment…
need to be gain and seek on our own.
Even Prophet Moses himself sought knowledge…
from Prophet Khidir.
What about you then, Hambali?
You can't compare your teachers to Walid.
But, I think we need to fix…
this community's faith.
You are still so blind, son.
Blind in reasoning, emotions, sight, and heart…
in recognizing a guide…
whose soul is filled with…
the true light.
He is able to show you the way, while simultaneously…
connect your light to God, removing the veil,
so your vision of the guide becomes clear.
A guide is not simply the attire.
Not the headpiece nor the countless walk to God's house.
It's because you only sees it on the surface,
not within the depth of your heart.
Isn't…
the proper conduct in meeting the guide…
is to bring humility and emptiness?
Not with your fantasies that are disconnected from reality,
which obscure the heart's clarity.
What you have acquired is not in line with what you can truly attain…
with your mind.
-Peace be upon you. -Hello.
Where are you? Come here now.
Where are you?
I'm at the cave behind.
What is Walid doing?
Just come here as fast as you can.
Okay, I'll go now.
I'll take my leave first, Dad.
Peace be upon you.
And unto you be peace.
Hambali.
I seek forgiveness from God.
What do we do?
Hambali!
Don't do that.
We must wait, okay?
We need to have more proof.
How much longer must we wait? It's already so bad.
Yes, I know that.
But, we can't stop it like this.
I seek forgiveness from God.
The community has gone too far.
Mom, please. Believe me this time.
What sort of teacher…
defiles the sanctity of students who come here…
to seek religious knowledge and guidance?
-What sort of teacher is that? -Slander!
Could it really have gone that far?
Gosh, this is not a slander!
I saw it with my own eyes. Hambali was a witness!
I can't keep quiet anymore.
What are you going to do?
No.
Don't do anything.
Mom, are you still defending your misguided teacher?
I don't want anything to happen to my daughter.
You are just a woman.
What can you do on your own?
What can you do?
Mom,
believing in me is enough.
I came here…
because I want to prove and show it to you…
that the teacher have been praising is actually misguided.
I can't keep quiet anymore.
What they've done is too much.
He destroyed the girls' future…
for the sake of lust.
That is not a guide.
That's a devil!
Dad.
Where are you going?
What else are you not satisfied with?
Dad, do not fall for the tricks of the devil.
Yes, Walid may treat them as servants,
but he cannot permit what God has prohibited.
Prophet Moses learned from Prophet Khidir was not to debate,
but to embrace patience.
How could I turn away when wrongdoing stands before me?
A sharp iron must be sharpened even if it hurts,
from the friction of the sharpening.
Keep your knowledge to your own and learn about respect!
Only then will you get to align them to your faith.
Living in this community, we are like an empty cup,
so that God may pour His knowledge about religion into you.
You must fix Walid's faith…
if you really care about this community.
Otherwise,
I think it would be better…
for you to leave this community immediately.
The Messenger of God taught us about religion,
not merely from emotion and lust.
He taught us about Islamic law.
You must hold on to that.
Don't try to teach me.
You don't need to teach me!
I knew God before you.
Your knowledge…
is just a tiny speck of dust…
flying in the desert.
Those speck of dust aren't even close to be a diamond.
There's no need for you to correct or blame something you're not sure about.
Don't be arrogant with your knowledge.
JIHAD COMMUNITY
Let there be a group among you…
who call others to goodness,
encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil.
It is they…
who will be successful.
Ali 'Imran.
Verse 104.
This show that God not only calls for the Muslims,
but anyone who is among the Messenger's follower…
including the Muslim women.
From the beginning of the Messenger's times,
the Muslim women are actively involved in preaching activities…
among with the other Muslims…
to carry out social transformation…
in transforming an ignorant society,
to an Islamic society…
until the Islamic community emerged in Medina.
During the time of Rashidun Caliphate,
and the caliphs after them,
the role of Muslim women…
in life and politic are both significant.
Even in the activity of encouraging what is good, and forbid what is evil…
as well as in the activities of jihad.
That is the role of all of you in Jihad Community.
Praise be to God.
Your dad had conveyed…
all of your dreams.
Jihad Community is in dire need…
of a person that's capable to share the message…
of The Messenger of God…
who is able to emphasize to the community…
that Islam is a teaching that provides harmony.
Not towards division.
And I want you…
to replace me in the future.
It's still too early for us to talk about that.
And my knowledge isn't that great to be in your place.
My job is only to fight for the Jihad Community,
not for power alone.
Walid,
-I just want to… -I understand.
You are still young.
The blood is still raging.
I just want to remind you…
that there are three things that can destroy humans.
Arrogance,
greed,
and enviousness.
Arrogance…
can destroy religion.
That is why the devil is cursed.
Greed…
is the enemy of oneself.
And that is why Prophet Adam was thrown out of heaven.
And enviousness…
is the beginning of evil,
and it was from that nature that Qabil killed Habil.
Excuse me, Ummi. I had question to ask.
Khadijah binti Khuwailid,
always stood by and ignited the fighting spirit of The Messenger of God.
There was also Sumayyah binti Khubath.
She was the first martyr.
And Asma binti Abu Bakar.
She is the one who paved the way for The Messenger of God…
and also her father when they migrated to Medina.
There is Asma binti Yazid.
She was a great orator, representing women in shura councils.
There is also Khaulah binti Malik bin Tsa'labah.
She didn't hesitate to correct Commander of the faithful, Umar bin al-Khattab.
These women are the religious fighter during that time.
So, what aspect of women's struggle…
is emphasized in this Jihad Community?
A woman has a major responsibility,
as the "umm wa Rabbah al-bait".
A mother…
and nurturer of the household.
The role of a mother is a very strategic political role.
If a mother carry out her role well,
then, a generation of superior quality will emerge,
dedicated as fighters for Islam.
So…
nurturing Islamic women is one of the preaching activities.
So, if there's a child of yours in the community…
where the leader sets a rule…
that contradicts Islamic law,
or there is a need for the community to be free from that leader,
then is it obligatory or not to hold that leader accountable…
so that he can correct that mistake?
It once happened during the leadership of Caliph Umar bin al-Khattab,
Khaulah binti Hakim protesting the policy of Caliph Umar…
who determined a high amount of dowry for women,
because the high dowry for women was set at that time.
Then, Caliph Umar realized his mistake…
and immediately retracted his decision.
Then, Caliph Umar said this woman was right and he was wrong.
So Ummi, can a wife or a daughter…
"umm wa Rabbah al-bait,"
correct her husband's struggle who escape Islamic law…
for the sake of preaching?
I want to bring you all back to Alif, Mim, Sin.
Alif is Tawhid, Ihsan,
Mim is Mahabbah.
Morality. And Sin is well-being.
These are the keys…
to the revival of the people of The Messenger based on three prophets.
Which are Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Muhammad,
and Prophet Sulaiman.
And why specifically these three prophets?
Alif is a symbol of Prophet Ibrahim.
The symbol of Tawhid, knowledge based on knowledge.
It is based on knowledge and Ihsan.
Belief and complete immersion in God.
If we only believe in knowledge, that is very dangerous.
Because we will feel that we are the most believing in God.
Knowledge is just an information.
Tawhid, if it strong…
and shines brightly, then the nature of Muhammad will emerge.
The Mim earlier.
We have knowledge and Ihsan,
hence we will behave well between human beings.
Morality is towards our family,
friends,
those around us,
which is the ethics of our Prophet Muhammad.
Tawhid itself is not enough…
without Muhammad's ethics.
Spirituality exists but does not develop in the ethics of life.
Muhammad's morality are the morality of servitude.
We have Alif, Mim, which delivers Sin.
Then fellow human beings were born who could build civilization, Sulaymaniyah.
If humans are not built from Tawhid and good morals,
there is no point to that.
If humans are bad,
then a civilization will be destroyed.
Faith is Alif.
Tawhid is morality.
And Mim is well-being.
To reach God's Tawhid…
with the nature of Muhammad…
and the civilisation of Sulaymaniyah,
no human can take their own path.
Meanwhile, Prophet Moses tried hard to seek knowledge with Prophet Khidir…
just to learn about God.
Light upon light.
The light of Muhammad can only be reached…
by the true Sufis.
Arif Billah…
or the saints of God.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Starting from today, you are no longer part of this community.
Walid! I don't want him. I just want my child!
I forbid Habibah be close to the children…
because an unfaithful wife is not worthy of raising her child.
By God and His Messenger,
my life and death is only for you, Walid.